The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hong Kong 2024, Calvin Ng crossed the line in 1:15:04: 129th of 1,011 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:40, ahead of 92% of the field.
This was a slow day in Hong Kong. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:12. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Calvin Ng.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:13v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 3:58v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:06v median −1:26
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 3:59v median −1:38
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:21v median −1:23
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:28v median −1:11
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:34v median −1:02
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 4:27v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 963
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 963 men who finished.